Chapter 13: The Mysterious Video

The anonymous message arrived the next morning.

I sat alone in the Obsidian Citadel’s grand library, surrounded by books Alistair had gathered on the Storm-Bringer lineage. Most contained only fragments—battle accounts, council prohibitions, and illustrations copie

Chapter 14: The Training of the Golden Wolf

The southern warning changed the purpose of my training.

I was no longer preparing only for council suspicion. I was preparing to defend villages filled with wolves who had never seen me but legally depended on me.

That responsibility frightened me more

Chapter 15: The Battle of the Southern Valley

Smoke covered the southern valley.

The first village appeared beyond a line of ancient oak trees, its eastern cottages burning. Civilians ran toward the fields carrying children and bundles of clothing. Local guards attempted to hold the main road, but